Christmas in Camelot

summerstar - I have read the book Christmas in Camelot, and it was a blast. In the story, Jack and Annie get sent to Camelot, using a scroll signed with a M. They think it's from Morgan. King Arthur thinks so to, because he's furious when Jack and Annie get there and tell him they came in the magic tree house, using a scroll signed with a M. He yells at Morgan, because her name stars with a M, and she usually brings Jack and Annie to Camelot using the magic tree house. Jack and Annie don't know why he's mad at Morgan, though. King Arthur is usually happy when Morgan brings them. But then they hear the sad news. King Arthur stopped all the magic in Camelot because the Mordred's Dark Wizard cast his spell. The king sent three knights to get magic water to stop the spell, but they never came back. All of a sudden, a Christmas knight comes and tells Jack and Annie to come with him to the Otherworld. When Annie says okay, the knight turns Morgan and the others to ice. He told them that when they come back form collecting the water of Memory and Imagination from the Otherworld, the others will turn back into people. Then he told them to get four things, a cloak, a key a compass, and a cup. He also told them to take the first item from him. Jack wrote thee things down and looked up at the knight. " Anything else? " He asked the knight. The knight dropped his long, velvety cloak in front of Jack and Annie. Then he rode away into the night. If you want to figure out what happens next, you should read the book!

October 1, 2001
What could be more exciting than a Christmas Eve quest back in the time of King Arthur? Young listeners are swept into historical fantasy as author Mary Pope Osborne reads her own bestselling works on the audiobook Christmas in Camelot, which includes the Magic Tree House titles Christmas in Camelot and Magic Tree House Research Guide #2: Knights and Castles.

October 1, 2001
Gr 2-5-In this series installment, Jack and Annie are transported to the legendary kingdom, which has been put under a dismal spell by King Arthur's enemy Mordred. To bring joy and hope back to Camelot, the youngsters volunteer to journey to the Otherworld in order to bring back the Water of Memory and Imagination that will break the spell. This isn't really a Christmas story, but rather a rousing adventure tale filled with dancing fairies, white stags, and hideous beasts. Jack and Annie undertake the rigors of the quest with enthusiasm and aplomb, and if it all seems a bit too easy, fledgling fantasy readers and fans of the series shouldn't mind at all.-E. M.

Copyright 2001 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

December 15, 2001
Gr. 2-5. Although not a numbered volume in the Magic Tree House series, this adventure features young Annie and Jack on a return trip to Camelot. There they journey into the Otherworld to save Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad, and Sir Percival and to lift Mordred's evil spell from the kingdom. Osborne introduces young readers to two of the most venerable conventions of fantasy: a rhyming riddle that must be solved and magical objects (whose legendary origins are described in a fine author's note) that help the children complete their quest. Despite a series of trials, the children's triumph seems to come easily. The print is fairly large, the text lively, and appealing illustrations appear every few pages. This is longer than the early Magic Tree House books, but children who have read the entire series are probably ready for somewhat longer chapter books by now.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2001, American Library Association.)